Bert Lahr

Biography

Bert Lahr (born Irving Lahrheim; August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967) was an American actor and comedian. Lahr is remembered today for his roles as the Cowardly Lion and the farmworker Zeke in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, but was also well-known for work in burlesque, vaudeville, and on Broadway. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert Lahr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Wizard of Oz

as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

What's My Line?

as Self

The Night They Raided Minsky's

as Professor Spats

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Just Around the Corner

as Gus

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

as Self (archive footage)

Ship Ahoy

as Skip Owens

Rose Marie

as Barney McCorkle